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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1909.
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IVILMERTON AND
LOONEY CLASH;
HAVE GUN PLAY
The expected happened this after
noon at 4:20, when W. W. Wilmerton
and John Looney met near Nineteenth
street on Third avenue and indulged
in an affray with pistols. Both proved
poor shots, as only cne shot took ef
fect, Looney being hit in the side.
Seven shots were fired. Both were
placed under arrest.
Looney was at the Hartz & Bahnsen
building, on the north sjde of the ave
nue, while Wilmerton was on the south
side of the avenue. Which one fired
the first shct is not clear.
Detective Tom Cox and Officer Kell
heard the Fhots and ran to the scene,
arresting Looney and taking him to
' the police station.
Officer Kirech arrived on the scene
a moment later and took Mr. Wilmer
ton down.
cox i.oim;i:s cmiiM.vivrs.
At the station complaints were lodg
ed against hcth for assault with intent
to kill, Detective Cox being complain
ant. A physician was called to exam
ine Lconey's wound, and State's Attor
ney Magi II was sent for.
LOSES FOOT IN
YARD ACCIDENT
Frank Hcffcrnan is Seriously Injured
When Two Rock Island Engines
Collide at Silvis.
which the body of her newly born
babo was found in a suit case in her
room at a farm home near Woodhull
will not be prosecuted criminally. At
its recent meeting tne Henry county
grand jnry failed to indict the young
woman and her parents were allowed
to take her from the county.
No one from the vicinity of Wood
hull had expressed a desire that the
young woman be prosecuted. Not car
ing to let a matter of so- great import
ance go by ignored, however, State's
Attorney Charles E. Sturtz asked that
a number of witnesses be subpoenaed.
Rev. and Mrs. Waters of LaHarpe,
parents of the young woman, visited
Woodhull when their daughter had
recovered from her illness and took
he raway.
THE WEATHER.
Two Rock Island switch engines
sideswiped in the Silvis yards this
morning and caused injuries to three
men. Frank Hcffcrnan of this city,
employed as a switchman, had his
right foot cut off at the ankle, William
Henry, another switchman, sprained
his left ankle, and Charles Sherrill of
Silvis sprained his back, injured his
right aim and was rendered uncon
scious. The engines which figured in
the alTair were No. 132 and No. 131.
The men who were injured were on
the plank in front of the engines, and
when they saw the impending collision,
they jumped. Mr. Hcffernan was tak
en to the Moline city hospital, where
his foot was amputated. Following
closely, as it does, his bereavement by
the death of his brother, Mr. Ileffcr
ran's injury is the more unfortunate.
Itnin or Know tonight and Tuddaj't
wnniirr tonight.
J. M. SIIKHIKIt, Local Forecaster.
Temperature at 7 a. in., 32; at 3 p. m..
40. Maximum temperature in iiiNt 2t
bur., SI; minimum. 31. Velocity of
wind nt 7 a. m-. 6 Milieu per hour. Stage
of water, S.1 feet. Precipitation, none.
Feb. 22 In History.
1732 Oeoruo Wellington born in West
raorelrtnd omity. Va.; died fit
Mount Vernon. Va.. Pec. 14. 1790
1S13 Jan.os Ku.se!l Lowell, poet, au
thor and diplomat, born; died 1S01.
1S47 flattie of F.uena Vista. Mexico,
and defeat it Santa Anna's Mexi
can arniv n American volunteers
under Ueneral Zachary Taylor.
The watchword of th Americans
was, "The memory of Washing
ton."
1004 Sir Leslie Stephen, noted man of
letters, dii-d; barn 1S32.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Fun sets 10, rises 0 CS; d.iy'3 length
11 hours; moon sets S 3" p. in ; ':20
p. in., inron in conjunction with S.it
urn, passing from west to east of in?
pin net, 3 decrees south thereof; seen
ne.ir very early this evening: 10 a :n ,
planet Mercury apparently atatlouary
SEVEN TRAIN Til EN
KILLED IN A WRECK
Dad Accident on Pennsylvania in Del
aware Princess Trixie, Educated
Horse, Burned. .
Wilmington, Del., Feb. 22. Seven
trainmen wiprc killed or burned to
death today in a headon collision be
tween an express train and two loco
motives on the Pennsylvania railroad
at Delmar, lfit) miles south of this city
Two passengers were injured. Prin
cess Trixie, the famous educated horse,
was burned to death.
DO NOT PROSECUTE THE GIRL
Mabel Waters Allowed to Go Free by
Henry County Grand Jury.
Miss Mabel ,Waterst the young
woman implicated in the case in
f .
f . The only high-class
Baking Powder told at JUk
pm a moderate price. . . . C-
FRANK NADLER
WRECK VICTIM
Davenport Druggist, Former Resident
of Rock island, is Killed
Near Wapello.
COACH GOES IN A DITCH
Is Derailed and Crashed Over a Trestle
'on M. N. & Ss Death is Al
most Instantaneous.
CITY CHAT.
Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Read II. K. Walker's want ada.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express, Spencer & Trefz.
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
Have you seen the moving pictures
at the Lyric theater?
Let Krell & Johnston do your tin
and furnace work. 1316 Third avenue.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-1528 Fourth ave
nue.
Lewis' Single Binder the famous
straight 5 cent cigar, always best
quality.
Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes make
t hearty, wholesome breakfast. Fresh
supply now at your grocers.
Easy to buy, easy to try, the best
wholesome, appetizing, breakfast . is
Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes.
Attend the dance given by the Rock
Island barbers at the Industrial hall
Tuesday evening, Feb. 23. Gents, 50
cents; ladies, free.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. will give
a colonial sociable and program at the
Memorial hall Tuesday evening, Feb.
23. Refreshments, 10 cents. All are
cordially invited.
The local sdcialists have secured
Ralph Korngold to lecture at the Tur
ner hall Feb. 20, 27 and 28, on social
ism. He will speak Sunday in the
Jewish language.
Frank Nadler of Davenport, for
merly a resident of Rock Island and
prominent as a druggist in both cities.
was the victim of a wreck near Wap
ello, Iowa, Saturday afternoon, his life
being crushed out when the accom
modation passenger coach of a train
on the Muscatine North & South jump
ed the track and went over a 20-foot
trestle over a small creek. There
were 12 passengers in the coach anJ
several of them sustained severe
bruises. Mr. Nadler was injured in
such a way that death was almost in
stantaneous. He was pinned between
two seats, and was found under the
wreckage.
rrominrnt an Druggliit.
Mr. Nadler was for years engaged in
the drug business in this city, in the
location later occupied by the Hart?
store. He was one of the men who
took an active part in the organization
of the Y. M. C. A. here, and was its
first president in 1S84, serving for two
years. He was later for some time a
member of the board of directors of
the association.
Mr. Nadler was born in Peru, 111 ,
March 12, 1S59. When. 14 years old h
went to Davenport and entered an aj
prenticeship as., a pharmacist. Later
he went to New York and worked his
way througlf a university, studying
pharmacy. On his return he became
part owner of the Emeis-Nadier phar
macy here, and later acquired the en
tire control of the store. He acquired
a drug store in Davenport later, and
removed there. He established a job
bing business in connection with his
retail store, and conducted the bust
ness until recently, when he sold it and
entered the service of the Olney Ai
Jerman Drug company of Clinton, as a
traveling salesman.
Tlie Surviving Knmlly.
He was married June 23, 1.SS3, o
Miss Agnes Campbell. He lived for
many years at 714 -East Fourteenth
street, but his latest residence was
at 131S Brown street.
He is survived by his wife and three
daughters. Florence, private secretary
to President McLean of the state uni
versity'at Iowa City; Nellie, teaching
school at Tipton, and Mary Alice, Who
will graduate in June from the Dav
enport high school. He is survived
also by four brothers, Will and Joseph
of Moline, Charles of Peru, ill., Henry
of Plaquemine. La., now traveling i
Cuba; one half-brother, Edward Nad
ler, a sister, Mrs. H. D. Ireland of
Sumrall, Miss., and one haif-sister.
Mrs. Henry Neuman.
Mr. Nadler was a man. of line char
acter, and was prominent in church
and Y. M. C. A. work in both Rock
Island and Davenport. He was for
merly a member of the Broadway Pres
byterian church here. His unfortunate
death comes as a great shock to a host
of friends in the three cities.
To All Police Officers.
You are hereby instructed to enforce
the following law. Section C5 of the
primary law which reads as follows:
No spiritous, malt, vinus or intoxi
cating liquor shall be sold or given
away nor shall any saloon, bar room
or place where such liquor is sold or
given away be open during the hold
ing of any primary. Whoever violates
the provisions of this section shall be
fined in a sum not less than $23 nor
more than $100.
H. C. SCHAFFER,
Mayor.
Rock Island, 111., Feb. 22, 1909.
Dlla r.iif4 In ft A A. naua
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to
riirA on V ra oa cf tfK!nr K11nf Kin-,
ing or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days
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i Specials This Week
Granulated sugar,
20 lbs. for $1.00
White C sugar, 21
lbs.' for .....'..$1.00
Fresh butter, per
pound ....25c
Sweet navel oranges,
35c doz., now ...... .22yze
Fresh bread, three
loaves for .......10c
awn
' 10c sack salt
5c
J. Silverman,
UP-TO-DATE GROCERY, 611 17TH St. BOTH PHdNES
LOCAL MEN ARE
ON BIG FLEET
At Least Two Reck Island Young Men
Made Trip Around World on
Atlantic Squadron.
There are at least two Rock Island
ers on the fleet which is to receive
such a grand welcome at Hampton
Roads today after completing the trip
around the world. J. M. Crampton,
brother of A. W. Crampton of this city
is on the supply ship Culgoa, and
James McBurney, son of Dr. and Mrs
A. R. McBurney of South Rock Island,
is on the battleship Virginia. Mr.
Crampton is serving in the capacity of
head clerk of supplies on the Culgoa,
and Mr. McBurney is a seaman.
Complete Stock of Women's Smart Suits for Spring
The largest and choicest assortment of suits we have ever
shown are here now. Every new and correct whim and trend
of fashion that has heen adopted for spring are embodied in
these garments- No attractive style features have heen neg-
p lected. Material, cut, trimmings and shades are all of the sea
son s best. We wish to lay particular stress on the lines at
$12.50 $15.00 $17.50 $20.00 $25.00 $27.50
U. fhTf 3LI1
Pretty Mew Spring Waists are
Ready for You
Dainty lingerie waists in a great variety of new models.
Tailored waists of linens, lawns and ginghams; neat and prac
tical styles, and so new. ' Elegant net waists in white and
colors, and a most extensive snowing of fancy and tailored
effects in satins, taffetas and meisaline. See tnem tomorrow.
Spring Coats
and Cravenettes
Spring Skirts
and Petticoats
Silk Dresses
and Jumper Suits
Assortments in every department are splendidly complete and the extensive
varieties make buying here both pleasant and profitable. Every garment tai
lored in the Bee Hive .wajr insuring lasting satisfaction.
Experienced
Salesladies Wanted
THE BEE HIVE
114116 West 2nd Street
Davenport, Iowa
tana was sent for. Mr. and Mrs. Os
borne are well known in Rock Island.
Alexander Potter, a consulting en
ginecr who had charge of the construc
tion of the filter plant at McKeesport.
was in the city today enroute from St.
Louis to Des Moines. He will return
Wednesday and submit a proposition
to act as consulting engineer here for
the construction of the proposed new
Biter plant.
Harry Frauks, physical director of
the Y. M. C. A., has returned from
Ccntralia, where he officiated at the
games of basketball in the preliminary
for the state tournament. He was
compelled to act in the double capacity
of both umpire and referee, as the man
who had been selected to help him
was unable to appear.
GOOD SCORES ARE
MADE BY BOWLERS
Players Entered in Harms Handicap
Tournament Start Out Well Mo
line Men Roll Doubles.
dianapolis, where some of the most
highly improved stores in the world
are located, he found numerous feat
ures which had already been incor
porated in the new establishment here.
The firm expects to remove from their
cld location about the middle of March.
MARLIN CLUB HAS SHOOT
Captain Junge's Team Wins Supper
by Big Score of 614 to 609.
The members of the Marlin Rifle
club divided themselves into tw
teams last Saturday afternoon and
held a match shoot in which the losers
were required to pay for a supper for
the whole club. One team consisting
of Captain Junge, Rcidy, Sperry, Deck
er and Ohlweiler, scored 614 points;
and won fro m the team consist
ing of Captain Bahnsen. Oelschlage',
Woltmann, Harms and Mitchell which
scored GOO points. The supper was
served at the Harms hotel.
TWENTY LOST IN
SOUTHERN WRECK
Lives of Hundreds of Passengers and
Crew of Ship Saved on East
Coast of South America.
London, Feb. 22. A disnatch re
ceived here by Lloyds from Buenos
Ay res says it is now rumored 200 pas
sengers and crew of the Argentine
steamer Presidente Roca have been
saved. First reports had it they had
perished.
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic,
Feb. 22. The Argentine steamer,
Presidente Roca from southern ports
according to reports received here,
has been wrecked between Puerto de
Sari Antonio and Puerto Madrm, on
the east coast. Twenty lives were lost.
The Presidente Roca belonged to
the Hamburg-South America Jlne. It
was the largest steamer trading reg
ularly between Buenos Ayres and the
southern ports of the republic.
SANDY BAXTER AND TAFT
Big and Little Golfers Pose for a Pic
ture at New Orleans.
Charley White, last season secretary
of the Rock Island Golf club, has a
copy of the New Orleans Picayune, ui
which there is a picture of Sandy Bax
ter, professional instructor of the lo
cal club, standing alongside of President-elect
Taft. Mr. Taft played on
the links with which Mr. Baxter has
been connected during the winter
season. The comparison between the
giant Taft and the diminutive Sandy is
most marked. Mr. Baxter writes he
will be here March 28 to begin the
season's work.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Sherman Cox of New York, who has
been in the City visiting for several
days, returned lo his home yesterday.
William Toal left Saturday for
Omaha, whero the Knights of Colum
bus held, a large class adoption which
he attended.
Ben Sexton and Jerome O'Connor
spent Saturday evening in Galesburg,
where they attended a class initiation
into the Knights of Columbus, of which
they are members.
Rev. S. G. Hagglund will' leave to
morrow morning to attend the annual
meeting of the Illinois conference ' of
the Augustana synod in session be
ginning tomorrow evening at Chicago.
John Streckfus retnrned to New Or
leans Saturday evening after spending
a few days visiting at home. Mr.
Streckfus has the steamer J. S. at New
Orleans doing excursion business while
the Mardl Gras is in progress.'
Mrs. J. G. Osborne of Port Byron
was.-stricken a few days ago with
paralysis, and there is little hope of
her recovery. Her daughter In Mon-
The bowling in the Harms handicap
tournament started Saturday and al
ready a number of the i'vmi have
rolled off their strings and the Moline
men who entered in the doubles have
also completed their scores. The
scores made so far by the men entered
in the singles are as follows:
Roantree 173 lis 117 461
Herzberg 133 1P0 207532
Sass 153 1IC 1 1G 431.
Scbreiner 119 131 141430
Von Koroff 1C3 172 174544
Hueckstedt 193 ICS 152513
Kinncmann 12S 10S 13G 402
Murdock 123 130 109459
Donahue ..194 176 211614
Adams ICS 201 1S2 5CC
Stauffcr 203 19!) 166558
Erickson 139 196 172507
Westman 125 179 175494
Wooten ..159 171 140 4S5
Stewart 122 1 13 147 427
The Moliners in the doubles were
alowed to bowl their turns yesterday
afternoon and the following scores
resulted, some of which will be hard to
beat: - - -
Stauffer ....203 191 192
Erickson 161 159 142
Team total, 104S.
Wooten ...:..V.1SS 14S 133
Donahue ...... ........147 126 178
Team total, 937.
Stewart ...... .........141 167 162
Adams ....:...... 200 212 191
Team total (with handicap 30) 1103.
IN NEW STORE BY
MIDDLE OF MONTH
W. S. McCombs of Young & McCombs
Returns from Idea Gathering
- Trip In the East. -
W. S. McCombs of the firm of Young
& McCombs has returned after a some
what extended trip to Chicago, New
York, ' Philadelphia and Indianapolis, '
during which he gathered ideas to be
given expression in the new store in
the Best buildings At New York he
attended the convention of the ' New
York Merchants' association. At In-
Get all the LIGHT
That's Coming to You
EVERY MERCHANT, MANUFACTURER AND HOUSEHOLDER IN THE CITY OF ROCK
ISLAND SHOULD VISIT THE DISPLAY ROOMS OF THE PEOPLE'S POWER COMPANY AND
SEE THE DEMONSTRATION NOW ON AT THIS OFFICE. THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE:
BOOTH 1.
A 16-candle power Electric
Lamp, which burns CQj watts
per hour and costs $1.17 to
burn thirty days, six hours a
day.
This lamp is the common
Electric Lamp used in stores,
homes and factories.
BOOTH 2.
A C2-candlc power TUNG
STEN Lamp burning only 40
watts, costs only 79 cents a
month of thirty days six hours
a day. An actual saving of 38
cents per lamp a month. This
32-candle power TUNGSTEN
gives twice the light of the
Booth 1 lamp.
BOOTH 3.
A 50-candIe power TUNG
STEN Lamp, burning 60 watts
per hour, at a cost of $1.17 for
thirty days, burning six hours
per day.
This TUNGSTEN Lamp gives
over three times the light of the
lamp in Booth 1 at exactly the
same monthly cost.
SEE THIS DEMONSTRATION YOUR EYE WILL SHOW YOU WHICH LAMP GIVES THE MOST
LIGHT THE METERS UNDER THE LAMPS WILL SHOW YOU WHICH ONE USES THE MOST ELEC
TRICITY. ' . ' " . ' ; .
TODAY VISIT THE OFFICE OF THE
Peoples Power Gotnpahy
SAFETY BUILDING, ROCK ISLAND,
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